007

The James Bond movie franchise appears to be in dire straits nowadays. There hasn’t been a new film since 2008, and from the looks of it, there won’t be any new ones for a while. According to Entertainment Weekly, the franchise’s owner, MGM, put itself up for sale last November, but with no buyers yet any 007 movie would be put on hold. That could mean no Bond movies for years. So where can fans get their fix?

Activision’s Bizarre Creations is stepping up to the task, developing a standalone entry to the franchise. Blood Stone boasts high production values with Daniel Craig as Bond and Joss Stone as his love interest. The singer does voice work and even wrote the opening theme. To top that off, the team got GoldenEye co-writer Bruce Feirstein, actress Judi Dench and the past film’s costume designer on board.

With all that talent, Blood Stone may be the closest fans will get to an actual Bond film for a while.

Ubisoft announced that the demo for Haze its futuristic first-person shooter is on the PlayStation Network. The snippet of gameplay will give players an impression of the single-player campaign along with four-player co-operative mode.

The game has good pedigree. Free Radical, the minds behindTimesplitters and part of the original team that made Goldeneye 007. You should check it out.